hvíldarhestr
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- relay horse
Etymology
Compound from Old Norse hvíld (rest, pause) + Old Norse hestr (horse, stallion).
Origin
Old Norse
hestr
Gloss
horse, stallion
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *hangistaz Proto-Germanic
- *hanhistaz Proto-Germanic
- vila Swedish
- hestr Old Norse
- hvíld Old Norse
- hvíldardagr Old Norse
- hvíldarlauss Old Norse
- hest Danish
- hestur Icelandic
- hestur Faroese
- hæster Old Swedish
- hist Westrobothnian
- hester Middle Norwegian